Reading time
How long does it take to read The Hunger Games?
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is about 397 pages, so it takes about 7 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 14 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
6 h 57 min
The Hunger Games · Suzanne Collins · first published 2008
- Pages
- 397
- 30 min a day
- 14 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 9 h 11 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 6 h 57 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 5 h 31 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 8 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 28 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 14 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 10 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 7 days |
Page count: median of 143 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Next in the series: Catching Fire (2009, 400 pages)
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The Hunger Games: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Hunger Games?
- The Hunger Games is about 397 pages. That is the median across the 143 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Hunger Games?
- About 6 h 57 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 5 h 31 min.
- How many days to read The Hunger Games at 30 minutes a day?
- About 14 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 28 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
- What number is The Hunger Games in the The Hunger Games series?
- The Hunger Games is book 1 in The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
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